Perfect for adding an extra layer to keep baby cosy and warm, the Baby Simple Stripe Sweater is a lovely simple knit. Suitable for boys and girls and with sizes from birth to 18 months, it will end up being used all Winter long.

Continue with no further shaping, ending with a right side row, until work measures 10[11,12,13] inches/25[28,30,33] cm.

Row 1: Cast off 6[7,8,9] purlways, p6[8,9,11].

Row 2: K

Cast off purlways.

With wrong side facing rejoin yarn to rem. 17[20,22,25] sts

Row 1: P17[20,22,25].

Row 2: K15[18,20,23], k2tog.

Row 3: P2tog, p14[17,19,22].

Row 4: K13[16,18,21], k2tog.

Row 5: P2tog, p12[15,17,20].

Row 6: K11[14,16,19], k2tog. (12[15,17,20] sts)

Row 7: P

Continue with no further shaping ending with a wrong side row to 10[11,12,13] ins/25[28,30,33] cm.

Row 1: Cast off 6[7,8,9], k6[8,9,11].

Row 2: P

Cast off remaining stitches.

Sleeves (make 2)

With 4.00mm needles and MC cast on 28[32,36,40]sts.

Work Rib for 6[6,8,8] rows.

Begining with CC continue in colour pattern for increase rows.

Sleeve Increases

Row 1: KFB, k to last st, KFB.

Row 2: P

Repeat rows 1 & 2 until you have 50[56,60,66]sts.
Continue in st.st with no further shaping until work measures 5[6,7,8] inches/13[15,18,20] cm.

Cast off

Neckband

Join right shoulder seams together.

With right sides facing and MC, pick up and knit 18[20,22,24] along back of neck, 16[20,22,24] sts down right front,6[6,8,8] sts along front cast off sts and 16[20,22,24] sts up left neck side ending at the open shoulder seam.

Work Rib for 5[7,7,9] rows

Cast off

Finishing

Sew press studs along open shoulder seam and ends of neck ribbing so that they close the neck and left shoulder seam.

Join remaining seams, sew in ends and block.

Like most designers, Christine began knitting as a child and loved making clothes for her trolls and Sindy doll. Becoming a mother to her three boys in the early eighties, Christine found the knitting patterns rather dull and old fashioned. So she found herself designing intricate intarsia jumpers of Super Ted and Button Moon for them.In 2009 when her youngest son set off to Australia, Christine set about designing patterns to sell. She missed him so much and had decided that her pattern sales would go towards visits to see him.

Nothing excites Christine more than being emailed a photo of a project made from one of her patterns and it looking exactly the same as her design.

To keep up-to-date with Christine and see more of her fantastic designs pop along to the Mad Monkey Knits website.